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I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 19, 2016. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

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I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 19, 2016. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 19, 2016. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 19, 2016. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

A copy of contracts this agency has with Deloitte / Deloitte Consulting from FY2011 to the date that this request is processed.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 19, 2016. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

FOIA REQUEST: A copy of contracts this agency has with Deloitte / DeloitteConsulting from FY2011 to the date that this request is processed.

FY2011 (01 October 2010 to 08 August 2016)

Please be advised that this office serves as the policy and oversight officefor the U.S. Army Contracting Command Freedom of Information and Privacy Actentities and is not a repository for documents maintained by the U.S. ArmyContracting Command. Requests for information and documents under thepurview of the U.S. Army Contracting Command are forwarded to the activitymost likely to have records for processing, and that activity has theresponsibility for the review and release of the records in accordance withArmy Regulation 25-55, The Army Freedom of Information Act Program.

We are conducting researching to determine the cognizant activity for actionand direct response to you. I will advise you of our determination.

NOTICE: The information contained in this communication is intended for thesole use of the recipients to whom it is addressed in their conduct of official business ofthe US Government. This communication may contain information that is exempt from disclosureunder the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C 552 and the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a.Addressees/recipients are not to disseminate this communication to individuals other than those who havean official need to know the information in the course of their official government duties. Ifyou are not an intended recipient, or an agent responsible for delivering it to an intendedrecipient, you have received this email in error. In that event, please (i) immediately notify me by replyemail, (ii) do not review, copy, save, forward, or print this email or any of its attachments, and(iii) immediately delete and/or destroy this email and its attachments and all copies thereof.

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 19, 2016. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

NOTICE: The information contained in this communication is intended for thesole use of the recipients to whom it is addressed in their conduct of official business ofthe US Government. This communication may contain information that is exempt from disclosureunder the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C 552 and the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a.Addressees/recipients are not to disseminate this communication to individuals other than those who havean official need to know the information in the course of their official government duties. Ifyou are not an intended recipient, or an agent responsible for delivering it to an intendedrecipient, you have received this email in error. In that event, please (i) immediately notify me by replyemail, (ii) do not review, copy, save, forward, or print this email or any of its attachments, and(iii) immediately delete and/or destroy this email and its attachments and all copies thereof.

The HQ, U.S. Army Contracting Command Freedom of Information/Privacy Act(FOIA/PA) Office received your FOIA request, and assigned it Control Number: FP-16-025681 and Activity Control Number: FA-16-0051. Youhave requested a copy of contracts this agency has with Deloitte / Deloitte Consulting from FY2011 to the date that this request isprocessed.

We have forwarded your request to the following activity(s) for action anddirect response to you.

NOTICE: The information contained in this communication is intended for thesole use of the recipients to whom it is addressed in their conduct of official business ofthe US Government. This communication may contain information that is exempt from disclosureunder the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C 552 and the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a.Addressees/recipients are not to disseminate this communication to individuals other than those who havean official need to know the information in the course of their official government duties. Ifyou are not an intended recipient, or an agent responsible for delivering it to an intendedrecipient, you have received this email in error. In that event, please (i) immediately notify me by replyemail, (ii) do not review, copy, save, forward, or print this email or any of its attachments, and(iii) immediately delete and/or destroy this email and its attachments and all copies thereof.

1. The Army Contracting Command referred Group F of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the 411th Contracting Support Brigade today. Our FOIA case number for this part of your request is FA-17-0001. Please reference this case number in any future communications with this office.

2. You requested contracts with Deloitte/Deloitte Consulting from FY 2011 to the processing date of this request. This command only issued one responsive contract: W91QVN-16-F-0070.

3. Exemption 4 [5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(4)], is intended to protect trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person that is privileged or confidential, such as unit pricing information as shown under the contract line items numbers (CLINs), financial information, and award fee information.

I received a referral on Friday for a FOIA request that was submitted by MuckRock and noticed that the POC information on the request did not have a name or phone number. Can you please reply to this email with the first/ last name and phone number for this POC?

This acknowledges your attached FOIA request. The portion of your requestthat pertains to Contracts W52P1J-11-F-0014 and W52P1J-15-D-0024 has beenreferred to our office for processing.

For your information, the request has been assigned FOIA Case NumberFA-17-0008. Please refer to this number in future communications regardingyour request.

Currently, there is a FOIA backlog due to the significant number of FOIArequests being processed by this office. As a result, this office cannotprovide a response to your request within the FOIA twenty (20) working-daystatutory timeframe. FOIA requests are generally processed on a "first in,first out" basis.

In addition, your request involves records or information that was obtainedfrom a non-government source; i.e. the contractor. The law requires thegovernment to provide the contractor with a reasonable opportunity topresent it argument regarding the release of its information.

If you have any questions about this request, please contact theundersigned.

We have forwarded your request to the following activity for action anddirect response to you. See attached spreadsheet for Group and Contract #alignment (20161026_FA-16-0051_Deloitte (Group and Contract #Alignment).xls).

NOTICE: The information contained in this communication is intended for thesole use of the recipients to whom it is addressed in their conduct of official business ofthe US Government. This communication may contain information that is exempt from disclosureunder the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C 552 and the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a.Addressees/recipients are not to disseminate this communication to individuals other than those who havean official need to know the information in the course of their official government duties. Ifyou are not an intended recipient, or an agent responsible for delivering it to an intendedrecipient, you have received this email in error. In that event, please (i) immediately notify me by replyemail, (ii) do not review, copy, save, forward, or print this email or any of its attachments, and(iii) immediately delete and/or destroy this email and its attachments and all copies thereof.

I am following up on my previous email request from below as I never received a response. Please reply to this email with the requested information below by 11 November 2016, or your FOIA request will be administratively closed.

This email is our initial response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated August 8, 2016, FOIA Case Number 17-0004, wherein you requested copies of contract between this agency and Deloitte/Deloitte Consulting from FY 2011 to the present. A portion of your request was referred to this office on October 6, 2016 for a direct response to you.

Attached please find a copy of purchase order W56HZV-16-P-0234 and a redacted copy of contract W56HZV-15-A-0009. The labor rates in contract W56HZV-15-A-0009 were determined to be exempt from release pursuant to exemption 4 of the FOIA (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4)) which protects from release ".trade secrets and commercial information or financial information obtained from a person that is privileged or confidential." Per the decision in National Parks & Conservation Association v. Morton, 498 F .2d 765 (D.C. Cir. 1974), a commercial or financial matter is "confidential" for purposes of Exemption 4 if disclosure of the information is likely to have either one of two effects: to impair the government's ability to obtain necessary information in the future or to cause substantial harm to the competitive position of the person from whom the information was obtained.

In an effort to minimize further delay, we request that you review the redactions and identify any withheld information that you wish to receive. If you do request the withheld information, the Government will then notify the submitter of the information, in accordance with Executive Order 12600, to obtain any objections they may have to its release. The Government will then determine whether the release of the information is proper under the FOIA and provide it in a final response letter. If we do not receive any notification from you, which specifically requests the release of any redacted information by March 7, 2017, this letter will become our final response and we will close this FOIA request.

If at any time you are not satisfied that a diligent effort was made to process your request, you may file an administrative appeal to the Secretary of the Army. Any such appeal should be addressed to this office for forwarding to the Army Office of the General Counsel for final disposition on behalf of the Secretary of the Army. To meet the deadline for the appeal, your letter must be received by our FOIA office and forwarded to the Secretary of the Army within (60) days of the date of this letter and include a statement regarding why you believe an adequate search was not conducted.

For any further assistance and to discuss any aspect of your request, you have the right to contact the Army FOIA Public Liaison Officer, Alecia Bolling, by email at usarmy.hqda-oaa-ahs.mbx.rmda-foia-public-liaison@mail.mil or by phone at (703) 428-6238. Additionally, you may contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to inquire about the FOIA mediation services they offer. The contract information for OGIS is as follows: NARA-OGIS, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS, College Park, MD 20740-6001, email at ogis@nara.gov, telephone number (202) 741-5770 toll free at (877) 684-6448 or by facsimile at (202) 741-5769.